Enfranchising Convicted Felons: Current Research on Opinions Towards Felon Voting Rights

摘要: ABSTRACT Due to their original intent, collateral consequences, such as felon voting restrictions, are still held be civil in nature, but increasing evidence shows that over time results have become punitive. Since disenfranchisement occurs a consequence once an individual has been convicted of felony it arguably qualifies issue under the broader subject punishment. If was legally considered punishment 2007, would evolving standards decency support its continued use? To answer this question article will explore how punishments philosophies U.S. changed last thirty years, then examine current opinion research focuses on re-enfranchisement or enfranchisement felons.